Simple script to clone private git repos to colab

private_repo_cloning.py

# Add repo_name & github username here
repo_name = "repo_name"
user = "owner_username"

# if it already exists, remove it
!rm -rf $repo_name

import os
from getpass import getpass
import urllib

password = getpass('Password: ')
password = urllib.parse.quote(password) # your password is converted into url format


cmd_string = 'git clone https://{0}:{1}@github.com/{0}/{2}.git'.format(user, password, repo_name)

os.system(cmd_string)

# removing the password from the variable
del cmd_string
del password 

# Uncomment this if you want to add the repo to importing paths
# import sys
# sys.path.insert(1, "/content/{}".format(repo_name))